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As part of its on-going programme of guidance under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) has published draft guidance on data protection impact assessments (DPIAs). Whilst DPIAs (or PIAs) have been advocated as best practice by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a number of years, anecdotal evidence… Read more »

Following draft guidance published late last year, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) has approved final versions of its guidance on data protection officers (DPOs), data portability, and the identification of a lead supervisory authority under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Data Protection Officers The guidance on DPOs summarises the key requirements under the… Read more »

The Environment Services Association’s recent report highlights that the waste industry and its practices are developing all the time, so planning conditions need to allow for flexibility to respond to customer and market requirements. The ESA consider that sufficient control of activities is retained through the requirement for EIA for consented waste management facilities and… Read more »

English and Scottish limited partnerships formed under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (the 1907 Act) are the most commonly used structure for European private equity and venture capital funds and a high proportion of UK limited partnerships are used as fund vehicles. However, the 1907 Act regime was long criticised as entailing unnecessary administrative requirements,… Read more »